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B-191766 1 (1978-06-06)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadjaf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I I U /1) leol 5 r THE COMPTNLLEN U - , L ECIUHON ... OP THE UNITED E U .WASHINGaTON. 0.. r_4U FILE: 8-191766 OATE: jme 6, 29T8 MArrE OF: Fire A Technical Equipment Carp. DIGEST: 1. Protester's allegations, without evidence 'Sufficient to affirmatively support its poaition (small business subcontracting to large busin,,es violates 100-percent small busineos set-aside), are speculative and, therefore, protester has not met burden of proof. In any event, review of record discloses (1) that subcontracting, if occurring, represents minor portion of work and (2) no evidence to show con- tractor will not make significant con- tribution to manufacture or production of end item. Therefore, protest is denied. 2. It is !ot GAO practice, pureuant to bid protest function, to conduct investigations for purpose of establishing validity of pro- tester's speculative statezents, Fire & Technical Equipment Corp. (Fire-Tec) has protested the award of a contract, No. N62472-78-C-1609, to Gibson Motor and Machine Service, Inc. (Gibson), under invitation for bids (IFE) No. N62472-78-B-1609, issued as P 100-percent small business set-aside by the Naval Fanilities Zngineering Command (Navy) for various firefighting equipment. Fire-Tec contends that Gibibn is allegedly purchas- ing the Twin Agent Firefighting Unit (Twin Agent), which is mountedon the truck chassis with other components, from a largebusinese in violation.of the terms of the IFE. Fire-Tec, in suprort of its contention, indicates that IFl paragraph C.9 (Noti-e of Total Small Business Set-Aside (1972 Jul) (ASPR S 1-706.5(c)), subparagraph Ob, states that the manufacturer or regular dealer must agree to furnish end items manufactured or produced by small business concerns. Then, Fire-Tec, while admitting that qit is not possible * * * to provide all end items -4 I